diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5f74f1..b488f88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 npm install heic-convert
 ```
 
-## Usage
+## Usage in NodeJS
 
 Convert the main image in a HEIC to JPEG
 
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ The work to convert an image is done when calling `image.convert()`, so if you o
 
 _Note that while the converter returns a Promise and is overall asynchronous, a lot of work is still done synchronously, so you should consider using a worker thread in order to not block the main thread in highly concurrent production environments._
 
+## Usage in the browser
+
+While the NodeJS version of `heic-convert` may be compiled for use in the browser with something like `webpack`, [not all build tools necessarily like to compile all modules well](https://github.com/catdad-experiments/heic-convert/issues/29). However, what further complicates things is that this module uses pure-javascript implementations of a jpeg and png encoder. But the browser has its own native encoders! Let's just use those instead of including a ton of extra code in your bundle.
+
+When compiling a client-side project, use:
+
+```javascript
+const convert = require('heic-convert/browser');
+```
+
+This is currently only supported in the main thread. Support for workers may be added in the future, but if you need it sooner, please create an issue or even a PR!
+
 ## Related
 
 * [heic-cli](https://github.com/catdad-experiments/heic-cli) - convert heic/heif images to jpeg or png from the command line
diff --git a/browser.js b/browser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc9deb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const decode = require('heic-decode');
+const formats = require('./formats-browser.js');
+const { one, all } = require('./lib.js')(decode, formats);
+
+module.exports = one;
+module.exports.all = all;
diff --git a/formats-browser.js b/formats-browser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..170be9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/formats-browser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+const initializeCanvas = ({ width, height }) => {
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width = width;
+  canvas.height = height;
+
+  return canvas;
+};
+
+const convert = async ({ data, width, height }, ...blobArgs) => {
+  const canvas = initializeCanvas({ width, height });
+
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  ctx.putImageData(new ImageData(data, width, height), 0, 0);
+
+  const blob = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    canvas.toBlob(blob => {
+      if (blob) {
+        return resolve(blob);
+      }
+
+      return reject(new Error('failed to convert the image'));
+    }, ...blobArgs);
+  });
+
+  const arrayBuffer = await blob.arrayBuffer();
+
+  return new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  JPEG: async ({ data, width, height, quality }) => await convert({ data, width, height }, 'image/jpeg', quality),
+  PNG: async ({ data, width, height }) => await convert({ data, width, height }, 'image/png')
+};
diff --git a/formats-node.js b/formats-node.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..093a2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/formats-node.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const jpegJs = require('jpeg-js');
+const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
+
+module.exports = {};
+
+module.exports.JPEG = ({ data, width, height, quality }) => jpegJs.encode({ data, width, height }, Math.floor(quality * 100)).data;
+
+module.exports.PNG = ({ data, width, height }) => {
+  const png = new PNG({ width, height });
+  png.data = data;
+
+  return PNG.sync.write(png, {
+    width: width,
+    height: height,
+    deflateLevel: 9,
+    deflateStrategy: 3,
+    filterType: -1,
+    colorType: 6,
+    inputHasAlpha: true
+  });
+};
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4ac14c9..9158ae9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const decode = require('heic-decode');
-const { one, all } = require('./lib.js')(decode);
+const formats = require('./formats-node.js');
+const { one, all } = require('./lib.js')(decode, formats);
 
 module.exports = one;
 module.exports.all = all;
diff --git a/lib.js b/lib.js
index 678df09..3380715 100644
--- a/lib.js
+++ b/lib.js
@@ -1,37 +1,16 @@
-const jpegJs = require('jpeg-js');
-const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
-
-module.exports = decode => {
-  const to = {
-    JPEG: ({ data, width, height, quality }) => jpegJs.encode({ data, width, height }, quality).data,
-    PNG: ({ data, width, height }) => {
-      const png = new PNG({ width, height });
-      png.data = data;
-
-      return PNG.sync.write(png, {
-        width: width,
-        height: height,
-        deflateLevel: 9,
-        deflateStrategy: 3,
-        filterType: -1,
-        colorType: 6,
-        inputHasAlpha: true
-      });
-    }
-  };
-
+module.exports = (decode, encode) => {
   const convertImage = async ({ image, format, quality }) => {
-    return await to[format]({
+    return await encode[format]({
       width: image.width,
       height: image.height,
       data: image.data,
-      quality: Math.floor(quality * 100)
+      quality
     });
   };
 
   const convert = async ({ buffer, format, quality, all }) => {
-    if (!to[format]) {
-      throw new Error(`output format needs to be one of [${Object.keys(to)}]`);
+    if (!encode[format]) {
+      throw new Error(`output format needs to be one of [${Object.keys(encode)}]`);
     }
 
     if (!all) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81da190..f80fce8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "pretest": "node scripts/images.js",
-    "test": "mocha --timeout 40000 --slow 0 \"test/**/*.js\""
+    "test": "mocha --timeout 40000 --slow 0 \"test/**/*.test.js\""
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/catdad-experiments/heic-convert#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "buffer-to-uint8array": "^1.1.0",
+    "canvas": "^2.11.2",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "eslint": "^5.16.0",
     "file-type": "^13.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
+    "jsdom": "^22.1.0",
     "mocha": "^7.0.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
     "pixelmatch": "^5.2.1",
diff --git a/test/browser.test.js b/test/browser.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb2851b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/browser.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// jsdom is not supported in node < 16, and...
+// that's fine, because we don't need to run the browser
+// tests everywhere, just at least in one env
+if (Number(process.versions.node.split('.')[0]) < 16) {
+  return;
+}
+
+const JSDOM = require('jsdom').JSDOM;
+const canvas = require('canvas');
+const runTests = require('./run-tests.js');
+
+describe('heic-convert (browser image encoding)', () => {
+  before(() => {
+    const { window } = new JSDOM(``, {
+      pretendToBeVisual: true
+    });
+
+    global.window = window;
+    global.document = window.document;
+    global.ImageData = canvas.ImageData;
+
+    // okay, now we are getting hacky... jsdom folks got into a
+    // fight when talking about implementing this spec, which
+    // is now broadly supported across all evergreen browsers
+    // https://github.com/jsdom/jsdom/issues/2555
+    global.window.Blob.prototype.arrayBuffer = async function() {
+      const blob = this;
+      const fileReader = new window.FileReader();
+
+      var arrayBuffer = new Promise(r => {
+        fileReader.onload = function(event) {
+          r(event.target.result);
+        };
+
+        fileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob);
+      });
+
+      return arrayBuffer;
+    };
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    global.window.close();
+    delete global.window;
+  });
+
+  runTests(require('../browser'));
+});
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 9a42c2d..ac0b207 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,148 +1,22 @@
-/* eslint-env mocha */
-const { promisify } = require('util');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+const runTests = require('./run-tests.js');
 
-const root = require('rootrequire');
-const { fromBuffer: filetype } = require('file-type');
-const { expect } = require('chai');
-const toUint8 = require('buffer-to-uint8array');
-const pixelmatch = require('pixelmatch');
-const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
-const jpegJs = require('jpeg-js');
-
-const convert = require('../');
-
-const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
-
-describe('heic-convert', () => {
-  it('exports a function', () => {
-    expect(convert).to.be.a('function');
-  });
-
-  const decode = {
-    'image/png': buffer => PNG.sync.read(buffer),
-    'image/jpeg': buffer => jpegJs.decode(buffer)
-  };
-
-  const readControl = async name => {
-    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, `temp/${name}`));
-    return decode['image/png'](buffer);
-  };
-
-  const compare = (expected, actual, width, height, errString = 'actual image did not match control image') => {
-    const result = pixelmatch(toUint8(Buffer.from(expected)), toUint8(Buffer.from(actual)), null, width, height, {
-      threshold: 0.1
-    });
-
-    // allow 5% of pixels to be different
-    expect(result).to.be.below(width * height * 0.05, errString);
-  };
-
-  const assertImage = async (buffer, mime, control) => {
-    const type = await filetype(buffer);
-    expect(type.mime).to.equal(mime);
-
-    const actual = decode[mime](buffer);
-
-    expect(actual.width).to.equal(control.width);
-    expect(actual.height).to.equal(control.height);
-
-    compare(control.data, actual.data, control.width, control.height);
-  };
-
-  it('converts known image to jpeg', async () => {
-    const control = await readControl('0002-control.png');
-    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0002.heic'));
-
-    // quality of 92%
-    const output92 = await convert({ buffer, format: 'JPEG' });
-    await assertImage(output92, 'image/jpeg', control);
-
-    // quality of 100%
-    const output100 = await convert({ buffer, format: 'JPEG', quality: 1 });
-    await assertImage(output100, 'image/jpeg', control);
-
-    expect(output92).to.not.deep.equal(output100);
-    expect(output92.length).to.be.below(output100.length);
-  });
-
-  it('converts known image to png', async () => {
-    const control = await readControl('0002-control.png');
-    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0002.heic'));
-
-    const output = await convert({ buffer, format: 'PNG' });
-    await assertImage(output, 'image/png', control);
-  });
-
-  it('converts multiple images inside a single file to jpeg', async () => {
-    const controls = await Promise.all([
-      readControl('0003-0-control.png'),
-      readControl('0003-1-control.png'),
-    ]);
-    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0003.heic'));
-    const images = await convert.all({ buffer, format: 'JPEG' });
-
-    expect(images).to.have.lengthOf(3);
-
-    for (let { i, control } of [
-      { i: 0, control: controls[0] },
-      { i: 1, control: controls[1] },
-      { i: 2, control: controls[1] },
-    ]) {
-      expect(images[i]).to.have.a.property('convert').and.to.be.a('function');
-      await assertImage(await images[i].convert(), 'image/jpeg', control);
-    }
-  });
-
-  it('converts multiple images inside a single file to png', async () => {
-    const controls = await Promise.all([
-      readControl('0003-0-control.png'),
-      readControl('0003-1-control.png'),
-    ]);
-    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0003.heic'));
-    const images = await convert.all({ buffer, format: 'PNG' });
-
-    expect(images).to.have.lengthOf(3);
-
-    for (let { i, control } of [
-      { i: 0, control: controls[0] },
-      { i: 1, control: controls[1] },
-      { i: 2, control: controls[1] },
-    ]) {
-      expect(images[i]).to.have.a.property('convert').and.to.be.a('function');
-      await assertImage(await images[i].convert(), 'image/png', control);
-    }
-  });
-
-  [
-    { when: 'converting only the main image', method: convert },
-    { when: 'converting all images', method: convert.all }
-  ].forEach(({ when, method }) => {
-    it(`errors for an unknown output format when ${when}`, async () => {
-      const buffer = Buffer.from(Math.random().toString() + Math.random().toString());
-
-      let error;
-
-      await method({ buffer, format: 'PINEAPPLES' }).catch(err => {
-        error = err;
-      });
+describe('heic-convert (default wasm libheif)', () => {
+  runTests(require('..'));
+});
 
-      expect(error).to.be.instanceof(Error)
-        .and.to.have.property('message', 'output format needs to be one of [JPEG,PNG]');
-    });
+// I wouldn't say these are strictly required, but 🤷‍♀️
+describe('heic-convert (legacy js libheif)', () => {
+  const libheif = require('libheif-js/index.js');
+  const decodeLib = require('heic-decode/lib.js');
+  const formats = require('../formats-node.js');
 
-    it(`errors if data other than a HEIC image is passed in when ${when}`, async () => {
-      const buffer = Buffer.from(Math.random().toString() + Math.random().toString());
+  const { one: decodeOne, all: decodeAll } = decodeLib(libheif);
+  decodeOne.all = decodeAll;
 
-      let error;
+  const { one, all } = require('../lib.js')(decodeOne, formats);
 
-      await method({ buffer, format: 'JPEG' }).catch(err => {
-        error = err;
-      });
+  const convert = one;
+  convert.all = all;
 
-      expect(error).to.be.instanceof(TypeError)
-        .and.to.have.property('message', 'input buffer is not a HEIC image');
-    });
-  });
+  runTests(convert);
 });
diff --git a/test/run-tests.js b/test/run-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c79695b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+const { promisify } = require('util');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const root = require('rootrequire');
+const { fromBuffer: filetype } = require('file-type');
+const { expect } = require('chai');
+const toUint8 = require('buffer-to-uint8array');
+const pixelmatch = require('pixelmatch');
+const { PNG } = require('pngjs');
+const jpegJs = require('jpeg-js');
+
+const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
+
+module.exports = function runTests(convert) {
+  it('exports a function', () => {
+    expect(convert).to.be.a('function');
+  });
+
+  const decode = {
+    'image/png': buffer => PNG.sync.read(Buffer.from(buffer)),
+    'image/jpeg': buffer => jpegJs.decode(Buffer.from(buffer))
+  };
+
+  const readControl = async name => {
+    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, `temp/${name}`));
+    return decode['image/png'](buffer);
+  };
+
+  const compare = (expected, actual, width, height, errString = 'actual image did not match control image') => {
+    const result = pixelmatch(toUint8(Buffer.from(expected)), toUint8(Buffer.from(actual)), null, width, height, {
+      threshold: 0.1
+    });
+
+    // allow 5% of pixels to be different
+    expect(result).to.be.below(width * height * 0.05, errString);
+  };
+
+  const assertImage = async (buffer, mime, control) => {
+    expect(buffer).to.be.instanceOf(Uint8Array);
+
+    const type = await filetype(buffer);
+    expect(type.mime).to.equal(mime);
+
+    const actual = decode[mime](buffer);
+
+    expect(actual.width).to.equal(control.width);
+    expect(actual.height).to.equal(control.height);
+
+    compare(control.data, actual.data, control.width, control.height);
+  };
+
+  it('converts known image to jpeg', async () => {
+    const control = await readControl('0002-control.png');
+    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0002.heic'));
+
+    // quality of 92%
+    const output92 = await convert({ buffer, format: 'JPEG' });
+    await assertImage(output92, 'image/jpeg', control);
+
+    // quality of 100%
+    const output100 = await convert({ buffer, format: 'JPEG', quality: 1 });
+    await assertImage(output100, 'image/jpeg', control);
+
+    expect(output92).to.not.deep.equal(output100);
+    expect(output92.length).to.be.below(output100.length);
+  });
+
+  it('converts known image to png', async () => {
+    const control = await readControl('0002-control.png');
+    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0002.heic'));
+
+    const output = await convert({ buffer, format: 'PNG' });
+    await assertImage(output, 'image/png', control);
+  });
+
+  it('converts multiple images inside a single file to jpeg', async () => {
+    const controls = await Promise.all([
+      readControl('0003-0-control.png'),
+      readControl('0003-1-control.png'),
+    ]);
+    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0003.heic'));
+    const images = await convert.all({ buffer, format: 'JPEG' });
+
+    expect(images).to.have.lengthOf(3);
+
+    for (let { i, control } of [
+      { i: 0, control: controls[0] },
+      { i: 1, control: controls[1] },
+      { i: 2, control: controls[1] },
+    ]) {
+      expect(images[i]).to.have.a.property('convert').and.to.be.a('function');
+      await assertImage(await images[i].convert(), 'image/jpeg', control);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('converts multiple images inside a single file to png', async () => {
+    const controls = await Promise.all([
+      readControl('0003-0-control.png'),
+      readControl('0003-1-control.png'),
+    ]);
+    const buffer = await readFile(path.resolve(root, 'temp', '0003.heic'));
+    const images = await convert.all({ buffer, format: 'PNG' });
+
+    expect(images).to.have.lengthOf(3);
+
+    for (let { i, control } of [
+      { i: 0, control: controls[0] },
+      { i: 1, control: controls[1] },
+      { i: 2, control: controls[1] },
+    ]) {
+      expect(images[i]).to.have.a.property('convert').and.to.be.a('function');
+      await assertImage(await images[i].convert(), 'image/png', control);
+    }
+  });
+
+  [
+    { when: 'converting only the main image', method: convert },
+    { when: 'converting all images', method: convert.all }
+  ].forEach(({ when, method }) => {
+    it(`errors for an unknown output format when ${when}`, async () => {
+      const buffer = Buffer.from(Math.random().toString() + Math.random().toString());
+
+      let error;
+
+      await method({ buffer, format: 'PINEAPPLES' }).catch(err => {
+        error = err;
+      });
+
+      expect(error).to.be.instanceof(Error)
+        .and.to.have.property('message', 'output format needs to be one of [JPEG,PNG]');
+    });
+
+    it(`errors if data other than a HEIC image is passed in when ${when}`, async () => {
+      const buffer = Buffer.from(Math.random().toString() + Math.random().toString());
+
+      let error;
+
+      await method({ buffer, format: 'JPEG' }).catch(err => {
+        error = err;
+      });
+
+      expect(error).to.be.instanceof(TypeError)
+        .and.to.have.property('message', 'input buffer is not a HEIC image');
+    });
+  });
+}